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Our vision is to see 30 Million people come to know Christ in North India by the year 2018.  Will you join us as we join God on His mission?

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Can you imagine not having access to a bible in your language?  For millions of people in our world, no imagination is needed for this scenario - this is their reality.

In the early days of the Bhojpuri Church Planting Movement in North India, our leaders recognized the urgent need to have the scriptures translated into the Bhojpuri language so God could speak to His people in their mother tongue.  When our leaders successfully translated and began distributing the New Testament in Bhojpuri, the movement was accelerated at a rapid speed.

 

As the Bhojpuri movement has now spilled over into many other surrounding people groups, the task of translating and distributing the bible into languages without a 'mother tongue' translation continues to be a priority.  

 

Our leaders in India have recently completed the NT translation in the Magahi language and it will be ready to print very soon.  This language has met tremendous opposition,  as initial efforts to translate into Magahi were started in the 1850's.  Praise God for this victory!

  
Please pray for the scriptures to be alive, active and available in the hearts of the unreached peoples of North India.

 

If you would like to make a donation specifically designated to bible translation and distribution projects, you can visit our donation page at www.apii.org/donate and select Bible Translation Projects in the drop down menu.

 

 

As always, if you have any questions about the ministry or would like more information, you can contact me at [email protected].  Thank you for your prayers and support!

 

To the ends,

 

Coby Colley

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Making Disciples by Shepherding

The Voice

 

John 10: 3b-5 - The sheep hear his voice, and he calls his own sheep by name and leads them out. When he puts forth all his own, he goes ahead of them, and the sheep follow him because they know his voice. A stranger they simply will not follow, but will flee from him, because they do not know the voice of strangers. (NASB)

 

In the past three months, we have covered the Sheep Fold, the Sheep Pen, and the Door.  The next aspect of "shepherding" that we'll unpack is the concept of the Voice.  "Voice" as a characteristic of a leader or shepherd is repeated five times in John 10.  It should also be noted that there are two distinct voices mentioned in this context - the Voice of the Good Shepherd, and the voice of a stranger.

 

To get an idea about the relationship between a shepherd and his sheep, and the importance of the shepherd's voice, look at this passage from Phillip Keller's book "A Shepherd Looks at the Good Shepherd". 

   The relationship which rapidly develops between a shepherd and the sheep under his care is to a definite degree dependent upon the use of the shepherd's voice.  Sheep quickly become accustomed to their owner's particular voice.  They are acquainted with its unique tone.  They know its peculiar sound and inflections. They can distinguish it from that of any other person.

   If a stranger should come among them, they would not recognize nor respond to his voice in the same way they would to that of the shepherd.  Even if the visitor should use the same words or phrases as that of their rightful owner they would not react in the same way.  It is a case of becoming actually conditioned to the familiar nuances and personal accent of their shepherd's call.

   Occasionally I would invite (strangers) to call my sheep using the same words and phrases which I habitually employed.  But it was to no avail.  The ewes and lambs, and even the rams, would simply stand and stare at the newcomers in rather blank bewilderment, as if to say "Who are you?"

 

John 10 tells us thatthe Shepherd's sheep hear, recognize, and respond to His voice.

1.  How do we hear the Good Shepherd's voice?  Here are a few ideas:

  • Reading and listening to the Word
  • Spending prayer time just listening to Him
  • Listening to an expository sermon
  • Listening to godly mentors
  • Seeking advice from Christian friends and family
  • Through different media sources, such as radio, TV,  magazines and books
  • Through the splendor and majesty of creation
  • By the very character and nature of the Godhead

 

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